Victim identified as Ricardo Guadelupe, 34, From Melbourne

**UPDATE**BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – Florida Highway Patrol has released the name of the 34-year-old passenger killed in Wednesday’s crash as Ricardo Guadelupe from Melbourne. The driver of the vehicle, who Guadelupe was in the car with, 40-year-old Christopher Vasquez, remains in critical condition at Holmes Regional.

According to investigators, the driver of one of the vehicles, identified as 40-year-old Christopher Vasquez, was driving westbound on Aurora Rd. at high rate of speed when he ran a stop sign striking another vehicle who was driven by 72-year-old Harley Watkins from Melbourne.

The crash caused the vehicle Vasquez was driving to deflect and also strike another vehicle driven by 80-year-old David Katz from Melbourne.

The result of the crash killed Guadelupe who was in the vehicle with Vasquez and Florida Highway Patrol pronounced the man dead at the scene, according to Sgt. Kim Montes of the Florida Highway Patrol.

Both drivers of the vehicles struck by Vasquez were taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center with minor injuries.

Meanwhile, Vasquez was transported to Holmes Regional in critical condition.